"Super Friends" (1973) TV series 1973-1977

Creator:

Gardner Fox
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The greatest of the DC Comics superheroes work together to uphold the good with the help of some young proteges.

Plot Keywords:

Justice League | DC Comics | Superheroine | Superhero | Super Villain

Cast

Sherry Alberoni	...	Wendy / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
Norman Alden	...	Aquaman / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
Danny Dark	...	Superman / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
Shannon Farnon	...	Wonder Woman / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
Casey Kasem	...	Robin / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
Ted Knight	...	Narrator / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
Olan Soule	...	Batman / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
Frank Welker	...	Marvin / ... (16 episodes, 1973)
John Stephenson	...	Alien / ... (13 episodes, 1973)

Series Directed by
Charles A. Nichols		(16 episodes, 1973)

Series Writing credits
Fred Freiberger		(16 episodes, 1973)
Willie Gilbert		(16 episodes, 1973)
Bernie Kahn		(16 episodes, 1973)
Dick Robbins		(16 episodes, 1973)
Ken Rotcop		(16 episodes, 1973)
Henry Sharp		(16 episodes, 1973)
Arthur Weiss		(16 episodes, 1973)
Marshall Williams		(16 episodes, 1973)
Jack Cole		(unknown episodes)
Gardner Fox		(unknown episodes)
Mort Weisinger		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	executive producer (16 episodes, 1973)
William Hanna	....	executive producer (16 episodes, 1973)
Lewis Marshall	....	associate producer (16 episodes, 1973)
Iwao Takamoto	....	creative producer / producer (16 episodes, 1973)

Series Original Music by
Hoyt Curtin		(unknown episodes)
Will Schaefer		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Joed Eaton	....	post-production supervisor (16 episodes, 1973)
Victor O. Schipek	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Bernard Atkins	....	story director (16 episodes, 1973)
Chuck Couch	....	story director (16 episodes, 1973)
George Dane	....	story director (16 episodes, 1973)
Clark Haas	....	story director (16 episodes, 1973)
George Singer	....	story director (16 episodes, 1973)
Irv Spector	....	story director (16 episodes, 1973)
Howard Swift	....	story director (16 episodes, 1973)

Series Sound Department
Sam Gemette	....	sound effects editor (16 episodes, 1973)
Bill Getty	....	sound director (16 episodes, 1973)
Terry Moore	....	sound effects editor (16 episodes, 1973)
Richard Olson	....	sound director (16 episodes, 1973)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Dugonics	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1973)
Wayne Smith	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1973)

Series Animation Department
Jerry Eisenberg	....	character designer (16 episodes, 1973)
Al Gmuer	....	background stylist (16 episodes, 1973)
Fernando Montealegre	....	background stylist (16 episodes, 1973)
Alex Toth	....	character designer / animation supervisor (16 episodes, 1973)
Rudy Zamora	....	animation supervisor (11 episodes, 1973)
Jim Davis	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Dick Dunn	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Cam Ford	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Peter Gardiner	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Sue Gilcrist	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Gerry Grabner	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Richard Jones	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Cynthia Leech	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Graham Liney	....	background artist (5 episodes, 1973)
Ray Nowland	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Vivien Ray	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Joe Shearer	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Robbert Smit	....	layout artist (5 episodes, 1973)
Stan Walker	....	animator (5 episodes, 1973)
Monty Wedd	....	layout artist (5 episodes, 1973)

Series Editorial Department
Larry C. Cowan	....	supervising film editor (16 episodes, 1973)
William E. DeBoer	....	negative consultant (16 episodes, 1973)

Series Music Department
Richard C. Allen	....	music editor (16 episodes, 1973)
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director (16 episodes, 1973)
Paul DeKorte	....	music supervisor (16 episodes, 1973)

Series Other crew
E. Nelson Bridwell	....	consultant (16 episodes, 1973)
Wally Burr	....	dialogue director (16 episodes, 1973)
Carmine Infantino	....	consultant (16 episodes, 1973)
Iraj Paran	....	titles (16 episodes, 1973)
Julius Schwartz	....	consultant (16 episodes, 1973)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Eric Porter Studios

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973-1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• LBS Communications
• Warner Bros. Television

Other Companies

• National Periodical Publications  characters

Also Known As:

Runtime:

60 min (16 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-Y7 (some epiosodes) | Singapore:G

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

D.C. Comics actually released a SuperFriends comic book in 1976.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Narrator:Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Grey's Anatomy: Sometimes a Fantasy (#3.3)" (2006)

Fun kid's show

I used to watch this show in the mid to late 70's, when I was a little boy. I'd get up quite early on Saturday mornings to wait for it to come on. This was in the days when we only got 4 or 5 channels total. At 5am NOTHING was on, except static or rainbow-colored stripes running vertically on the screen. When Superfriends finally came on, around 9 or 10am, I felt really happy for a true Boy cartoon, not sissy like the cartoons my sister had been watching. To emphasize how Boyish the show was, my sister always left the room when it came on, and my Dad even joined me to watch some of the episodes. I liked it; it's nostalgic. Was the storyline really that interesting? It didn't matter. And perhaps I'm the only one, but I kinda -liked- the Wonder Twins!